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04-23-13 | 08:38 AM

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erig007

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Originally Posted by dramiscram

I have two different rear wheels, one with a 55$ gatorskin that got puncture 5-6 times in the 4000-5000 kms I rode with it and one with this cheap tire that gave me 9000 kms on the same rural road (lots of potholes, pebbles, etc.) without any flats, I may just be luck but the statistics are against the gatorskin. The big difference is that the gatorskin still look almost as good as new.

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Originally Posted by dramiscram

It's (was) a Serfas Seca 700x23. It was on my front wheel for about 7500 kms and I killed it on the rear for the last 1500 kms.

Now we're talking. Comparison is probably more meaningful than km alone but there is a new variable coming into the equation. The fact that your tire was in front. Anyway, the best way to know is to try it. The more people the better.

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